CONNECTIONS The Annual Members Exhibition by the Scottish Glass Society Wednesday, 16th September to Wednesday, 23rd September 2026 Private View / Opening on Tuesday, 15th September 2026 at 6 pm Held at the Trades Hall, Glasgow Closing date for Submissions Friday, 31st July 2026 5pm This year’s Scottish Glass Society (SGS) annual exhibition theme of […]
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Glass Art Exhibition: Between Glass and Magnetic Fields
Between Glass and Magnetic Fields – an art installation by Gregory Alliss, emerging from his time as Creator in Residence for STEAM imaging VI: Resonant Connections through Design and Data, at the Fraunhofer MEVIS Institute for Digital Medicine. This project combines design thinking with medical data science through glass art and immersive installations. Gregory is the Chair of the […]
SGS Travel & Hamilton Taylor Awards 2026
🎨 Purpose of the Awards The Scottish Glass Society (SGS) offers two annual awards supporting emerging glass artists with under 10 years’ experience. These awards help artists access travel, training, and professional development opportunities that can significantly shape their creative growth. 🌍 1. SGS Travel Award – £400 Supports travel for artistic or educational purposes, […]
Art on an A-Frame 2026 – The Commonwealth
The Commonwealth invites artists to explore the extraordinary diversity, symbolism, and shared humanity of the 56 nations that make up the modern Commonwealth. Through the medium of glass — a material that can be fragile or resilient, transparent or opaque, traditional or experimental — this exhibition seeks to reflect the layered identities, environments, and cultural […]
Alchemy – Scottish Glass Society Annual Exhibition 2025
The Scottish Glass Society (SGS) presents its annual exhibition, Alchemy, at Trades House, 85 Glassford Street, Glasgow,G1 1UH from 17–24 September 2025, open daily from 11am–4pm. This year’s theme explores the transformative nature of glassmaking through the lens of alchemy – once celebrated as the science of turning base metals into gold. Just as ancient […]
2025 Hamilton Taylor Award – Readvertised
The Hamilton Taylor Award of £250 offers funding to artists who wish to attend a UK master class or other short glass course in pursuit of their studies in glass art. With more opportunities opening up for face to face tuition – this is a great time to think about your personal and professional development needs. Applicants […]
ART ON AN A-FRAME: Glasgow 850
A Mobile Exhibition by the Scottish Glass Society 15 August to 31 December 2025 At various venues including the Trades Hall, Glasgow, Glasgow Cathedral, The Macintosh Society HQ, WASPS, Hanson Street, Glasgow. Closing date for Submissions extended to Monday 14 July 2025 Exhibition Brief: Glasgow 850 – Celebrating 850 Years of Creativity in Glass We […]
Alchemy
An Open Exhibition for all Members of SGS The Annual Members Exhibition by the Scottish Glass Society Wednesday, 17th September to Wednesday, 24th September 2025 Private View / Opening on Tuesday, 16th September 2025 at 6 pm Held at the Trades Hall, Glasgow Closing date for Submissions Thursday, 31st July 2025 5pm This year’s Scottish […]
Awards
Scottish Glass Society Awards 2024 The SGS Travel Award of £300 assists students or recent graduates who have been working less than 10 years in glass, who wish to travel to pursue their studies in glass art. We have changed the criteria a little so that its more relevant to SGS members. The Hamilton Taylor […]
‘Mapping the Future’ – Read the report
Mapping the Future: The Role of the Scottish Glass Society in Sustaining and Developing the Glass Sector in Scotland In our 40th anniversary year, we seized the opportunity to take stock of what we had achieved; what the current needs of our members and the wider Scottish glass sector were; and what was needed to […]
